Control Risks is hiring a Protective Intelligence Analyst to help support the executive protection program of a major client of Control Risks. This role will require the candidate to have a clear understanding of executive protection and be able to independently produce tactical intelligence reports to include POI investigations, and executive event and travel assessments. This role will require the candidate to be able to clearly communicate with the client’s EP team and executives, as well as the GSOC team to delegate responsibility for monitoring projects and support the broader intelligence teams.

• Conduct protective intelligence research and analysis in support of senior executives, board members, executive travel, events and other relevant exposure points. 
• Identify, monitor, research and assess emerging threats, trends and issues that may affect the client’s personnel, executives, facilities, travel or operations. 
• Conduct open-source research, social media review and online threat monitoring in support of protective intelligence requirements. 
• Produce timely, accurate and actionable intelligence products, including recurring briefs, travel-specific assessments, event-support products, executive threat assessments and issue-driven reporting. 
• Support the embedded executive protection team by providing threat context, route and location awareness, event intelligence and escalation support. 
• Work closely with the client’s existing analyst and Global Security leadership to ensure protective intelligence is coordinated with broader geopolitical, travel, event and workplace violence / threat-management efforts. 
• Support the development of reporting formats, workflows, escalation thresholds and standard products for a new or maturing protective intelligence function. 
• Monitor automated alerts and relevant information sources to identify threats, suspicious activity, persons of interest or issues requiring review. 
• Conduct preliminary persons-of-interest research and support escalation of cases requiring deeper investigation, threat assessment or specialist support. 
• Maintain accurate case notes, research files, intelligence products and other records consistent with client and Control Risks expectations. 
• Use client-provided tools and systems, which may include Seerist, Ontic, Everbridge, TLO, International SOS TRM, Virtual Command Center or other platforms as required. 
• Coordinate with Control Risks’ Online Threat Intelligence and specialist teams for methodology, workflow guidance, quality assurance and limited reach-back support within the agreed operating model. 
• Provide timely verbal briefings to executive protection personnel, Global Security stakeholders and other client decision-makers as needed. 
• Support emergency or off-hours response in exceptional cases involving active threats, travel disruption or time-sensitive executive risk concerns. 
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of the client and Control Risks Embedded Consulting Services. 

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in history, political science, international relations, intelligence analysis, criminal justice, regional studies, or a related discipline.
• 5–7 years of experience in protective intelligence, threat intelligence, security analysis, or related analytical roles.
• Experience supporting executive protection, senior executive risk, travel security, event security, workplace violence / threat management or similar security programs strongly preferred. 
• Demonstrated ability to collect, evaluate and synthesize information from multiple sources into concise and actionable intelligence products. 
• Strong written and verbal briefing skills, including the ability to communicate clearly with both operational teams and senior client stakeholders. 
• Working knowledge of open-source research methods, online threat monitoring, social media research and digital investigative techniques. 
• Familiarity with protective intelligence concepts, persons-of-interest assessment, threat escalation and executive-risk workflows. 
• Familiarity with platforms such as Seerist, Ontic, Everbridge, TLO, International SOS TRM, Virtual Command Center or comparable tools preferred. 
• Ability to work independently while remaining aligned with a broader security team and client operating environment. 
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, competing priorities and time-sensitive requirements. 
• Strong discretion, judgment and ability to handle sensitive information. 

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
• We operate a discretionary bonus scheme that incentivizes, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
• Medical Benefits, Prescription Benefits, FSA, Dental Benefits, Vision Benefits, Life and AD&D, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Disability Benefits, Voluntary Benefits, 401 (K) Retirement, Nationwide Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.
• As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.

The base salary range for this position is $115000-$130000 per year. Exact compensation offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Control Risks is committed to a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.

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